loading the php file on node

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Hi I'm trying to develop a chat system using socket.io, express.io and node.js everything is going smoothly, and I have been following the documentation from them.

The problem is as soon as I'm trying to integrate the design to the skeleton app that I have developed, it wont load correctly. It only gives me a popup notifying me to either download or open the PHP file.

here is my index.js

var app = require('express')();
var http = require('http').Server(app);
var io = require('socket.io')(http);
app.get('/', function(req, res){
  res.sendfile('message.php');
});

io.on('connection', function(socket){
  socket.on('chat message', function(msg){
    console.log('message: ' + msg);
  });
});

io.on('connection', function(socket){
  socket.on('chat message', function(msg){
    io.emit('chat message', msg);
  });
});
http.listen(3000, function(){
  console.log('listening on *:3000');
});

Am I doing something wrong here?

I have tried searching for it and no good I cant seem to find a solution... — Kim Oliveros
– Kim Oliveros, Commented Jul 31, 2014 at 8:34
how are you handling this client side ? and you really should consider the use of an express template engine like ejs or node... — MaK
– MaK, Commented Jul 31, 2014 at 8:38
@Krumia Yes I need to execute the php file because the whole interface is there... if i put instead message.html instead of message.php it will work.. — Kim Oliveros
– Kim Oliveros, Commented Jul 31, 2014 at 10:04
ejs and jade are both template engines, but each one has its own syntax — MaK
– MaK, Commented Jul 31, 2014 at 10:55
I see so how can node interpret my php file? sorry if I'm asking stupid questions because I'm new to websocket and node so basically my knowledge here is so little — Kim Oliveros
– Kim Oliveros, Commented Jul 31, 2014 at 10:58

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:27:51Z

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socket.io sendfile will just send the contents of the file to the client. It does not matter if you give a PHP script or an image file to sendfile. It does the same.

If you want to execute a PHP script, you can do one of the following:

Run a separate web server that interprets PHP, and then connect to that server from Node.js, as described in this answer.
Run the PHP interpreter with child_process, then send the standard output of that process to client.

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:27

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answered Jul 31, 2014 at 10:16

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